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Health care professionals’ experience, understanding and perception of need of advanced cancer patients with cachexia and their families: The benefits of a dedicated clinic
BACKGROUND: Cachexia is defined as the on-going loss of skeletal muscle mass that cannot be fully reversed by conventional nutritional support. It is found in up to 80% of patients with advanced cancer and has profound psycho-social consequences for patients and their families. Previous studies demo...
Autores principales: | Scott, David, Reid, Joanne, Hudson, Peter, Martin, Peter, Porter, Sam |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5203721/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28038676 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12904-016-0171-y |
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